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04 / 11
(all day)
Start: Apr 9 2008 - 7:00pm
End: Apr 12 2008 - 7:00pm

St. Olaf Theater department will perform Les Belles-Soeurs April 9-12 at 7:30 PM, with another show on April 12 at 2:00 PM. Tickets are required and are $8. Call 507-786-8987 for tickets.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 6:00 pm

habitat logo The annual Rice County Habitat for Humanity Garage Sale and Flea Market fundraiser takes place this Friday and Saturday, April 11th and 12th. The event will be held at the Faribault National Guard Armory, 2831 Park Avenue NW, from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. All funds raised will support Habitat in its mission to build decent, affordable housing in partnership with qualified families.

There are several ways you can help Habitat for Humanity make this fundraiser a success:

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

The 8th annual “Arts a la Carte” Evening of the Arts will be held this Friday, April 11th from 6-9 p.m. at Northfield High School.

Arts a la Carte is a yearly event that celebrates visual, literary, dramatic, and performance art and is open to the public. This amazing event provides high school students with the opportunity to share their artistic talents and passions with the community. Children and adults will find plenty to do throughout the evening and everyone is encouraged to attend.

More info...

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 11:00 pm

logo Prairie Creek Community School will host their annual auction this Friday, April 11th from 7-11pm at The Grand in downtown Northfield. This fun filled event will feature entertainment by local singer and songwriter Jon Manners and friends. Come join us for your chance to win some incredible prizes including a 42” HD LCD TV, round trip plane tickets, beer for a year, dinners, desserts, Kjerland stain glass panel, gift certificates and more. Silent auction bidding starts at 7pm, followed by auctioneer Ed Kuhlman at 8:45, then Jon Manners until 11. Mingle and munch, it’s sure to be superb.

Start: 7:30 pm
End: 10:00 pm

A Tony Award-winning musical performed by talented local folks on the Arts Guild stage, 411 W 3rd St. Tickets are $14 for adults and $11 for students.

Start: 7:30 pm
Start: Apr 11 2008 - 7:30pm
End: Apr 13 2008 - 2:30pm

The St. Olaf College Dance Department will present its annual Veselica Spring Concert April 11-13, featuring dances from the Czech Republic, England, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Scotland, Uzbekistan and the Transylvanian region of Romania.

The performances will take place Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 13 at 2:30 p.m. in Dittmann Center's Wagner-Bundgaard Studio. The event is free and open to the public.

Read the rest of the story at stolaf.edu.

04 / 12
End: 7:00 pm
Start: Apr 9 2008 - 7:00pm
End: Apr 12 2008 - 7:00pm

St. Olaf Theater department will perform Les Belles-Soeurs April 9-12 at 7:30 PM, with another show on April 12 at 2:00 PM. Tickets are required and are $8. Call 507-786-8987 for tickets.

(all day)
Start: Apr 11 2008 - 7:30pm
End: Apr 13 2008 - 2:30pm

The St. Olaf College Dance Department will present its annual Veselica Spring Concert April 11-13, featuring dances from the Czech Republic, England, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Scotland, Uzbekistan and the Transylvanian region of Romania.

The performances will take place Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 13 at 2:30 p.m. in Dittmann Center's Wagner-Bundgaard Studio. The event is free and open to the public.

Read the rest of the story at stolaf.edu.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm

habitat logo The annual Rice County Habitat for Humanity Garage Sale and Flea Market fundraiser takes place this Friday and Saturday, April 11th and 12th. The event will be held at the Faribault National Guard Armory, 2831 Park Avenue NW, from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. All funds raised will support Habitat in its mission to build decent, affordable housing in partnership with qualified families.

There are several ways you can help Habitat for Humanity make this fundraiser a success:

Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

(Submitted by Virginia Kaczmarek)

Join over a half-million people and celebrate the nation’s largest health day for kids—YMCA Healthy Kids Day—Saturday, April Twelfth! It’s a free, fun-filled morning of interactive games, family activity, health give-aways and more…The Y is helping families play more and embrace healthy new life choices.

 

Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

MCH logoMontessori Children's House presents "The Child in Nature," a video presentation for families during our Spring Open House, Saturday, April 12th, 10:00 a.m.-Noon, to help celebrate the YMCA Healthy Kids Day at Northfield Middle School.

Montessori Teacher Trainer Nimal Vaz, along with Robin Moore, Landscape Architect, and Thomas Berry, Theologian-Philosopher, shows how the naturalized schoolyard brings the child into contact with the natural world and the universe. The video introduces teachers and parents to the necessity of outdoor learning environments for preschool and elementary classrooms.

Montessori Children's House is at 2400 Division Street South. 507.645.2445 | www.mchnorthfield.com

Start: 7:30 pm
End: 10:00 pm

A Tony Award-winning musical performed by talented local folks on the Arts Guild stage, 411 W 3rd St. Tickets are $14 for adults and $11 for students.

04 / 13
End: 2:30 pm
Start: Apr 11 2008 - 7:30pm
End: Apr 13 2008 - 2:30pm

The St. Olaf College Dance Department will present its annual Veselica Spring Concert April 11-13, featuring dances from the Czech Republic, England, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Scotland, Uzbekistan and the Transylvanian region of Romania.

The performances will take place Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 13 at 2:30 p.m. in Dittmann Center's Wagner-Bundgaard Studio. The event is free and open to the public.

Read the rest of the story at stolaf.edu.

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:30 pm

A Tony Award-winning musical performed by talented local folks on the Arts Guild stage, 411 W 3rd St. Tickets are $14 for adults and $11 for students.

Start: 3:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Jan Vicar

Printmakers Jan Vicar and Kristyna Pojerova did not travel 4500 miles just to give an ordinary art exhibit! On Sunday April 13, from 3 pm to 9 pm, the ArtOrg gallery exhibit called "Czech Printmaking 2008" will open. The exhibit will feature work from eight contemporary printmakers from the Czech Republic, and the addition of about 20 artists from the University of Minnesota Printmaking Collaborative called "The Bohemian Press". We are expecting a great turnout and we are roasting a pig! Please join us! We recommend that everyone attend this opening event. There will be additional gallery hours announced on our website.

04 / 14
Start: 3:30 pm
End: 4:30 pm

Journalist and former financial analyst Edward Hadas is convinced that the underlying principles of modern economic theory -- that all people are essentially selfish and materialistic -- are an incomplete version of human anthropology that leads to an incomplete economic theory. He'll discuss this little explored line of thinking during a lecture at St. Olaf College Monday, April 14, titled "Human Goods, Economic Evils: A Moral Approach to the Dismal Science."

Start: 7:00 pm

St. Olaf Classic American Film Festival is showing Invasion of the Body Snatchers Monday, April 14, 2008 at 7:00 PM at Viking Theater in Buntrock Commons. The event is free and open to the public.

04 / 15
Start: 7:00 pm

The first day of the James Baldwin Film Festival includes Witness James Baldwin (1991) at 7:00 p.m. and Go Tell It On the Mountain (2004) at 8:00 p.m. Part of Carleton College's week-long symposium: Contemplating James Baldwin.

Start: 8:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

As part of his tour through the Midwest, Norwegian Ambassador to the United States Wegger Strommen will visit St. Olaf College April 15-16.

He will deliver a lecture titled "Norway and the United States in the Next Century: Working Together in our Changing World" on Tuesday, April 15, from 8-9 p.m. in the Valhalla Room of the Kings' Dining Room in Buntrock Commons, with a reception to follow. In addition, a coffee reception will be held in his honor on Wednesday, April 16, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in the Heritage Room of Buntrock Commons. Both events are free and open to the public.

Read the rest of the story at stolaf.edu.

04 / 16
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm

A number of Northfield organizations, along with other national, state and community groups, are joining forces to highlight the importance of advance healthcare decision-making — an effort that has culminated in the formal designation of April 16 as National Healthcare Decisions Day .

The main event of the day will include a presentation and panel discussion about advance care planning and advance directives (in accordance with Minnesota state laws) from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Northfield Public Library, followed by free consultations until 5 p.m. Panelists who will discuss advance care planning and advance directives include a local social worker, a nurse practitioner, a family member, a chaplain, an attorney and a physician.

Start: 7:00 pm

Day two of the James Baldwin Film Festival includes James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (1990) at 7:00 p.m. and a repeat showing of Witness James Baldwin (1991) at 9:00 p.m. Part of Carleton College's week-long symposium: Contemplating James Baldwin.

04 / 17
04 / 18
Start: 7:00 pm

jayber crow The young, folksy, and flat-out fabulous musical duo Jayber Crow will return to Northfield this Friday for their first local show in over a year. Pete Becker Nelson and Zach Hawkins are making a special trip to our fair city on the eve of the official CD release party for their brand-new full-length album Two Short Stories. 7 p.m. Friday, April, 18 at Hogan Brothers.

The 11-song CD is a guitar-and-mandolin-driven exploration of the band's Midwestern roots. You can hear several songs from the CD on their MySpace page and watch video clips from their current tour at www.jaybercrow.com.

Start: 7:30 pm
End: 10:00 pm

A Tony Award-winning musical performed by talented local folks on the Arts Guild stage, 411 W 3rd St. Tickets are $14 for adults and $11 for students.

Start: 8:15 pm

The Arianna String Quartet, one of America's finest chamber ensembles, will perform at St. Olaf College on Friday, April 18. The performance will begin at 8:15 p.m. in Urness Recital Hall, Christiansen Hall of Music. It is free and open to the public.

Formed in 1992, the Arianna String Quartet garnered national attention by winning the Grand Prize in the 1994 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition and First Prize in both the Coleman and Carmel Chamber Music Competitions. They were also Laureates in the 1999 Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition.

Read the rest of the story at stolaf.edu.

 

04 / 19
Start: 11:00 am
End: 8:00 pm

Jill Enestvedt at ArtOnWaterArtOnWater Gallery is pleased to have Northfield artist, Jill Enestvedt, in exhibition the month of April 2008. Jill is premiering 28 pieces of original art.

Jill will be at the gallery all day this Saturday. Regular hours are 11 am - 8 pm. Please stop in to meet her and to see her new work. The exhibition closes April 26th.

Further information is available at www.artonwater.com or call 507-786-9700.

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm

Cooking Presentation with Catherine at

Olson Brothers Construction

5990 110th St. E.

Learn how to make Classic Tortilla Soup!  MMMM...that sounds good

 

 

Also tour the "Builder's Dream Home"

This timeless custom home has every upgrade. Exotic hardwood floors, radiant tile flooring, custom mission style kitchen cabinetry by Northfield Kitchen Concepts, Corian countertops and sink, and Zodiaq island. Exterior features Hardy plank siding, Timberteck deck, concrete driveway and extensive landscaping. This exquisite rambler has 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, and a 3-car heated garage. Situated on 1.10 wooded acres.

Start: 2:30 pm
End: 3:30 pm

Setting the Tone in Kitchens & Baths at

Olson Brothers Construction Model Home

2205 Carter Court

Northfield, MN 55057

 

Hosted by Northfield Kitchen Concepts and Three Pines.

Come join us at the model and enjoy an educated tour of the home. This spacious, well-designed one level townhome has all the upgrades at a fraction of the cost. Cherry cabinetry & granite countertops designed by Northfield Kitchen Concepts. Full basement, incredible master suite, hard wood floors, separate main floor laundry and a bright four-season porch that walks out to the generous cedar deck. Convenient location by parks and walking trails.

 

 

Start: 7:30 pm
End: 10:00 pm

A Tony Award-winning musical performed by talented local folks on the Arts Guild stage, 411 W 3rd St. Tickets are $14 for adults and $11 for students.

Start: 7:30 pm

The St. Olaf Band will perform its annual Spring Concert on Saturday, April 19, under the baton of guest conductor Russell Pesola '61. The concert, in Boe Memorial Chapel at 7:30 p.m., is free and open to the public. It also will be streamed live and archived online.

 

The program will include two operatic transcriptions: an operatic ballet by Gustav Holst from The Perfect Fool and Richard Wagner's Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral from Lohengrin -- the work that established Wagner as a "revolutionary" composer.

Read the rest of the story at stolaf.edu.

 

04 / 20
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:30 pm

A Tony Award-winning musical performed by talented local folks on the Arts Guild stage, 411 W 3rd St. Tickets are $14 for adults and $11 for students.

Start: 3:30 pm

St. Olaf College is presenting the Andrew Carter Festival Sunday, April 20, at 3:30 p.m. in Boe Memorial Chapel. The concert will feature the St. Olaf Orchestra along with the St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Chapel Choir and St. Olaf Cantorei choral ensembles. The performance also will include St. Olaf faculty members John Ferguson and Catherine Rodland '87 on organ, Martin Hodel on trumpet and soprano Tracey Gorman '93.

Prior to the concert on Sunday, Andrew Carter -- the English composer for whom the festival has been named -- will discuss his work Thursday, April 17, at 11:30 a.m. in Christiansen Hall of Music, Urness Recital Hall. The Thursday and Sunday events are free and open to the public and will be streamed live and archived at stolaf.edu.

04 / 21
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm

Preregistration required at Just Food Co-op or by calling 507-650-0106.

Learn the basics of residential rainwater collection and management, as well as how to build your own rainbarrel on Monday, April 21 at 6 p.m. at the Just Food Co-op Event Space, 516 Water St. S. Instructor Daniel Jones is an environmental scientist who has been in natural resource management for 18 years. He designed and build his own rainwater collection system four years ago and is currently adding to his system.

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

St. Olaf Classic American Film Festival is showing Taxi Driver Monday, April 21, 2008 at 7:00 PM at Viking Theater in Buntrock Commons. The event is free and open to the public.

04 / 22
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

Preregistration required at Just Food Co-op or by calling 507-650-0106.

Is your garage or basement full of stuff that you only use occasionally? Do you find yourself purchasing tools for a one-time project?

Come learn how a west side neighborhood has begun sharing everything from tools and games to trucks and trailers, and building community along the way. Attendees that are preregistered on or before Monday, April 21, will be given template documents that you can use to start your own neighborhood share. Held Tuesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. in the Just Food Event Space (previously the Mercantile) 516 Water St. S.

Start: 7:00 pm

Submitted by The River City Raven

chicago cubsWe may have had a lousy start to spring, but baseball season continues at my favorite local book haunt. That’s because Steve Johnson, author of Chicago Cubs Yesterday & Today, will appear at River City Books at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 22, for a discussion and book signing.

“Chicago Cubs” is an exploration of the life and times of one of the most recognizable franchises in professional sports. Pairing historical black-and-white images with photographs of the modern game, the book celebrates more than a century of ups and (mostly) downs in the history of a team known for its diehard fans.

Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm

The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, a choral ensemble from New York that is considered one of the finest in the world, will perform at St. Olaf College Tuesday, April 22.

The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Boe Memorial Chapel. The 14 men of the choir are professional singers and the 25 boys attend the Saint Thomas Choir School, the only church-affiliated residential choir school in the United States and one of only four such schools remaining in the world. The choir school offers extensive musical training for boys in grades three through eight. Members include John Carson, 12, son of St. Olaf faculty member Catherine Rodland '87.

Read the rest of the story at stolaf.edu.

04 / 23
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

 

 Preregistration required at Just Food Co-op or by calling 507-650-0106.

Are you itching to eradicate dust bunnies? Dying to declutter cabinets? Instructor Olivia Frey will help us figure out how to clean up our act both healthily and responsibly. She'll share tips on cleaning products as well as household organization.

Class will be held on Wednesday, April 23 at 7 p.m. in the Just Food Event Space (previously the Mercantile) at 516 Water St. S. 

04 / 24
Start: 11:00 am
End: 11:45 am

St. Olaf College will honor French computer scientist Jean-Marie Laborde with an honorary degree during a convocation ceremony Thursday, April 24, at 11 a.m. in Boe Memorial Chapel. Laborde also will present a lecture on dynamic geometry Tuesday, April 22, at 1:30 p.m. in room 282 of the Science Center.

Both events are free and open to the public. The convocation will be streamed live and archived online.

Start: 7:00 pm

Preregistration is required at Just Food Co-op or by calling 507-650-0106.

Join instructor Dan Borek as he talks about how solar heating and photovoltaics may benefit your eco-conscience and your pocketbook.

Class will be held on Thursday, April 24 at 7 p.m. in the Just Food Event Space (previously the Mercantile), 516 Water St. S.

Start: 7:00 pm

3rd Annual Spring Lecture hosted by the St. Olaf Society of Ancient History. It is part of the St. Olaf College 2007-2008 Theme Global Citizenship.

04 / 25
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm

Jan Vicar

This is the last weekend for the ArtOrg gallery exhibit "Czech Printmaking 2008". Here is a photoset of the opening of the show, which was a big success--drawing about 200 people. Friday, April 25 from 5 to 7pm, and Saturday and Sunday April 26-27 from 1 to 4pm is the last chance to see this wonderful show--and take home some wonderful art created over 4500 miles away!. We also put one of the main artists, Jan Vicar, up on our gallery site, so see a few pieces of Jan's work here.

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

garbage posterJoin Just Food Co-op for a free showing of the unique documentary Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home (rated G).

"Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home," is a new feature length documentary by filmmaker Andrew Nisker. It candidly portrays the threat to our environment as the Mcdonald family tracks their waste output for three months. As they discover where their garbage goes and at what cost to the environment. The Mcdonald household engages the audience with an open-door reality-check. It includes meticulous tracking of consumption and waste, right down to the children's lunchboxes, that results in not only candid comments, but also some rather enlightening and even humorous moments.

Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm

VSPF III

The Very Short Play Festival is back. 20 plays. 2 nights. No play over 10 minutes long. Tickets are $7 per night. Performances at Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 W 3rd St.

Tickets available online or at the Northfield Arts Guild office: 507-645-8877

Names of the playwrights and their plays, and a cool poster to download, after the jump.

Start: 7:30 pm
End: 10:00 pm

This year's selections for the Very Short Play Festival at the Northfield Arts Guild Theater represent a wide variety of work from playwrights young and not-as-young, novice to expert, with material ranging from silly to introspective to even more silly and less introspective. Each night will show a series of plays, each one 10 minutes or shorter.

Each night of the Very Short Play Festival is different. Friday will feature plays written by many Northfield youth, and Saturday will see plays from adult playwrights from as far away as some place called Mankato, wherever that is.

If you want to see all the plays you need to buy TICKETS for both nights - $7 for Friday, $7 more for Saturday. 645-8877 for more information.

Start: 7:30 pm
End: 10:30 pm

zillionaires posterSpring is here! It's time to celebrate!

The Zillionaires are playing upstairs at Northfield's Rueb 'N' Stein this Friday night, April 25th. This half-local band plays a great variety of music—covers and originals—and it's ALL suitable for dancing. Doors open at 7:30, music is from 8-10:30, and there's no cover charge (but feel free to contribute to the tip box if so inclined).

Bring your friends!  Make new friends!  Have an all-around good time!

04 / 26
Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:00 pm

buckthorn removal crewAlong with other members of the Northfield Garden Club, I will be leading a group of volunteers in removing buckthorn from Hauberg Woods city park on Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Left unchecked, buckthorn will take over the forest and displace native trees and wildlife.  Hauberg Woods is located at the corner of Lockwood Drive and Thye Parkway on the north edge of Northfield. It is a natural park with forest and wetland.

Our group has been working on this project for three years and we have cleared about two or three acres thus far. In order to keep buckthorn out of the twenty or so acres of wooded area, we will need our efforts to grow—hopefully faster than the buckthorn. 

Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:00 pm

Spring is a time of new life, so give yourself the space to create the life you’ve wanted. Attend the Spring Renewal Retreat at the Archer House on Saturday, April 26, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and be guided into spring with four workshops.

Elizabeth Child, yoga instructor, kicks off the retreat with breath work and light stretching, followed by Life and Career Development Counselor Dr. Christine Oatis-Skinner’s workshop “Let Your Light Shine.” In the afternoon, Life and Personal Development Coach Deborah Schmidt-Erickson leads “How to Discover Yourself and Live ‘On Purpose,’” and Mary Kathleen Fransen, Clinical Social Worker, leads “Creatively Constructing Support for Your Life.”

Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm

Test Drive the ZENN all-electric car! ZENN representatives will be in the Just Food parking lot (516 Water St. S.) to answer questions and let you take the ZENN car on a test drive from 10-4 on Saturday, April 26.

Start: 10:00 am
End: 1:00 pm

CRSS logoCannon River STEM School (CRSS), a proposed K-8 charter school, is holding an open house for the public at Maltby Nature Preserve on Saturday April 26, from 10:00am-1:00pm. Children are invited to participate in science activities, which will be held during the open house.

CRSS would be a public charter school with an academic curriculum focused on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), in addition to traditional subjects. It is proposed to open fall of 2009. The school envisions being the preeminent leader in STEM education by combining academic rigor with social responsibility and mastery of the process of scientific inquiry.

Start: 1:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm

Jan Vicar

This is the last weekend for the ArtOrg gallery exhibit "Czech Printmaking 2008". Here is a photoset of the opening of the show, which was a big success--drawing about 200 people. Friday, April 25 from 5 to 7pm, and Saturday and Sunday April 26-27 from 1 to 4pm is the last chance to see this wonderful show--and take home some wonderful art created over 4500 miles away!. We also put one of the main artists, Jan Vicar, up on our gallery site, so see a few pieces of Jan's work here.

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm

Has a tampon ever made you look forward to your period? Does your maxi pad make you smile? Nope. Most menstrual products only make the whole affair more uncomfortable. What's up with that? Women deserve better. Women deserve Party In My Pants.

On Saturday, April 26 at 2 p.m., come meet Luci Daum, the woman who designed the re-usable, eco-friendly feminine products sold at Just Food (you may have also bought one of her really cool hats this winter). She'll share with you the benefits of these products and answer any questions you may have.

This gathering will be held at the Just Food Event Space (previously the Mercantile) at 516 Water St. S. Due to limited seating, preregistration is required by calling 507-650-0106 or stopping by Just Food.

Start: 3:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Jill Enestvedt's April 2008 art exhibition of 28 new original acrylic and paper collages ends Saturday, April 26th. Join the artist at a Closing Reception from 3 pm - 9 pm in the gallery. We will provide refreshments and you can see a few more works which have just been added to the show...but it all ends Sat nite. See you in the gallery!

Start: 7:00 pm

ScandiumScandium, a local five-piece folk group, is playing at Hogan Brothers Acoustic Cafe at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 26th. Scandium plays contemporary Nordic folk music using accordion, guitar, fiddles, bass and voices (although this weekend we'll be doing it without the bass).

This is a good chance to catch the band in an early-evening, family-friendly setting; our next show is Sat., May 10th at the Contented Cow.

Hope to see you Saturday night!

Start: 7:30 pm
End: 10:00 pm

This year's selections for the Very Short Play Festival at the Northfield Arts Guild Theater represent a wide variety of work from playwrights young and not-as-young, novice to expert, with material ranging from silly to introspective to even more silly and less introspective. Each night will show a series of plays, each one 10 minutes or shorter.

Each night of the Very Short Play Festival is different. Friday will feature plays written by many Northfield youth, and Saturday will see plays from adult playwrights from as far away as some place called Mankato, wherever that is.

If you want to see all the plays you need to buy TICKETS for both nights - $7 for Friday, $7 more for Saturday. 645-8877 for more information.

Start: 7:30 pm
End: 10:30 pm

dance poster Celebrate the return of Spring!

The 2nd Annual Northfield Earth Day Contra Dance
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Sayles Hill Campus Center, Carleton College

  • 7 p.m. contra dance lesson (recommended for everyone)
  • 7:30 - 10:30 contra dancing to the music of Contratopia

Free Admission! (a $5 voluntary donation will be requested to benefit environmental projects - to be announced).

An all community contra dance - everyone welcome! (participation in the dance is recomended for ages 10 and up - a dance area will be provided for younger children).

Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm

VSPF III

The Very Short Play Festival is back. 20 plays. 2 nights. No play over 10 minutes long. Tickets are $7 per night. Performances at Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 W 3rd St.

Tickets available online or at the Northfield Arts Guild office: 507-645-8877

Names of the playwrights and their plays, and a cool poster to download, after the jump.

04 / 27
Start: 8:00 am
End: 12:30 pm

pancake breakfastThe Northfield Lions Pancake & Sausage Breakfast is this Sunday, April 27th. Please bring used eyeglasses and cell phones for recycling and enjoy breakfast at the Northfield Ballroom from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Adults eat for $6 and kids 12 & under are only $3.

Special thanks to Upper Lakes Foods for donating the food!

Start: 1:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm

Jan Vicar

This is the last weekend for the ArtOrg gallery exhibit "Czech Printmaking 2008". Here is a photoset of the opening of the show, which was a big success--drawing about 200 people. Friday, April 25 from 5 to 7pm, and Saturday and Sunday April 26-27 from 1 to 4pm is the last chance to see this wonderful show--and take home some wonderful art created over 4500 miles away!. We also put one of the main artists, Jan Vicar, up on our gallery site, so see a few pieces of Jan's work here.

Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm

habitat homeRice County Habitat for Humanity needs your help to build its 15th and 16th homes in Lonsdale and Faribault this summer. This fund-raising dinner and auction (live and silent), with entertainment by the Herb Sellner Band, will be held in the Faribault American Legion (112 5th St. NE, Faribault), with social hour beginning at 5:30, and dinner at 6:15.

Tickets are $25 ($13 donation value) and may be purchased at:

Start: 7:30 pm

I CantantiThe I Cantanti Chamber Choir presents their 20th Anniversary Concert at 7:30 p.m. this Sunday, April 27 in the Northfield Middle School auditorium. Admission to the concert is free, but donations will be appreciated.

The ensemble was founded in 1988 to give adult singers in the Northfield area the opportunity to perform with a first-rate, auditioned choral ensemble. During the past two decades the choir has grown in size from 18 to 34 voices, and also added a women’s ensemble, so that in 2008 there are 46 participants.

04 / 28
Start: 3:32 pm

Minnesota author Marya Hornbacher will read and discuss her new book, Madness: a Bipolar Life, at St. Olaf College Wednesday, April 30, at 7 p.m. in the Kings' Dining Room of Buntrock Commons. Following the discussion she also will be available for a book signing.

Hornbacher's new book describes her battle with bipolar disorder, which remained misdiagnosed by doctors until she was 23. Madness depicts her struggle to cope with a disease that has afflicted her with extreme mood swings and led to self mutilation and eating disorders, among other problems.

Read the rest of the story at stolaf.edu.

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

St. Olaf Classic American Film Festival is showing Godfather I Monday, April 28, 2008 at 7:00 PM at Viking Theater in Buntrock Commons. The event is free and open to the public.

04 / 29
Start: 7:00 pm

You Be the Jury - Consensual Sex or Criminal Sexual Conduct?

7pm Tuesday April 29, 2008

Science Center room 280, St. Olaf College, 1500 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield

Refreshments Provided

Sponsored by:

  • SMART (Rice County Sexual Assault Multidisciplinary Action Response Team)
  • SARN (St. Olaf Student Sexual Assault Resource Network)
  • HCI (Northfield Healthy Community Initiative)
04 / 30
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Lansing HardwareA few days ago Elaine Thurston told me about the "decommissioning" of the Lansing Hardware store. She said: "Grateful customers, friends, neighbors, citizens will gather in the Lansing Hardware parking lot to help the mayor and David lock their doors for the last time. Bring picnic suppers if you will, but bring trash bags and brooms, too. There will be grills and music and a ceremony. Wednesday evening, April 30 from 6:00 to 9:00. The purpose: to celebrate their years of good service to Northfielders."

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

cohousingLearn about a possible cohousing project in the Northfield area from 7 to 9 pm, Wednesday, April 30 in the meeting room of the Northfield Public Library (210 Washington Street) at an informational meeting hosted by Sustainable Community Solutions.

Cohousing is a type of collaborative housing that provides the opportunity for people to live together as a close-knit neighborhood while maintaining all the benefits of private home ownership. It is characterized by private residences with all the features of conventional homes (kitchen, living-dining room, bedrooms), but with access to extensive common facilities, including a community house.

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Start: 12:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm

Northfield Relaxed Homeschoolers

Join us for informal weekly gatherings this summer at Oddfellows Park (Forest Avenue and Lincoln Street) on Thursdays between noon and 3 pm. This is a secular support group for unschoolers and relaxed homeschoolers in and around Northfield. We are open to families with children of all ages. Opportunities to arrange for fieldtrips, family activities, classes etc. Prospective homeschoolers are also welcome. First gathering is on Thursday May 1st, 12-3 pm (In case of rain, meeting will be cancelled)

RSVP to Josefina da Fonte Hanson 507-645-5561 josefina.dafonte@gmail.com

Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:46 pm

KITCHEN SPRING SPRUCE UP CLASSES

Thursday, May 1 at 6:30-8:00pm

or

Saturday, May 3 at 10:00-11:30am

Easy Ways to spruce up and organice your home

(no charge for class. limited space available. call or stop by to sign up for class)



Kitchen Concepts Showroom

 


Hosted by

Kitchen & Bath Designers

DeLora & Renee

Northfield Kitchen Concepts

507-664-9530

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Sophie Eisner sculptureSee new artwork by Carleton Art Interns and St. Olaf Art Apprentices in a new gallery exhibit at the Northfield Arts Guild. A reception from 7 to 9 pm this Thursday, May 1, will honor Sophie Eisner, Jenna Erickson, Megan Fitz, Rebecca Gramdorf, Brian Kehoe, and Stephanie Rogers as they finish their fifth year work.

Read more on the NAG website.

Start: 7:30 pm
Start: May 1 2008 - 7:30pm
End: May 3 2008 - 7:30pm

If you happened to see dancers moving to the beat of conga drums on the lawn outside St. Olaf's Dittmann Center recently, you were actually being treated to a sneak peek of the Companydance Spring Concert that will be held on campus May 1-3.

Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. each night in Kelsey Theater, which is located in the Speech/Theater Building. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling 507-786-8987.

Read the rest of the story at stolaf.edu.

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(all day)
Start: May 1 2008 - 7:30pm
End: May 3 2008 - 7:30pm

If you happened to see dancers moving to the beat of conga drums on the lawn outside St. Olaf's Dittmann Center recently, you were actually being treated to a sneak peek of the Companydance Spring Concert that will be held on campus May 1-3.

Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. each night in Kelsey Theater, which is located in the Speech/Theater Building. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling 507-786-8987.

Read the rest of the story at stolaf.edu.

Start: 10:10 am
End: 10:45 am

St. Olaf Professor of Sociology Samiha Sidhom Peterson will deliver the address during this year's Honors Day celebration Friday, May 2, beginning at 10:10 a.m. in Boe Memorial Chapel. The event recognizes St. Olaf students who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 or above (on a 4.0 scale), students receiving special honors and senior students who are members of honor societies.

The 40-minute event, which is open to the public and which will be streamed live and archived online, will begin with a procession of faculty in academic regalia. After the event, scholarship donors and their student recipients will have the opportunity to meet one another during a special luncheon.

For the rest of the story, visit stolaf.edu.

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm

Toxic substances arising from technological developments have significantly impacted our world during the past century. As part of the 10th annual Honors Day Science Symposium this Friday, May 2, three environmental experts from across the country will come together at St. Olaf College to consider what it means to thrive in a "toxic" world. Their lectures will be streamed online. All Science Symposium events are free and open to the public.

Each of the three experts will examine the impacts of toxic waste from a different perspective. Warren P. Porter, professor of zoology and environmental toxology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will kick off the symposium by addressing the health effects of pesticides. Porter's research focuses on how environmental contaminants affect the nervous, endocrine and immune systems, as well as developmental processes. His lecture will begin at 2:15 p.m. Friday.

Start: 7:30 pm

The Northfield High School Theater presents “Holiday” by Philip M. Barry. This rarely produced and beautifully written piece takes place in 1927 in the home of a wealthy bank baron. Within the confines of this posh home, the characters explore the themes of love, success and happiness.

Performances take place in the High School Auditorium and are on May 2nd, 3rd and 9th and 10th at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for students. Tickets are available at the door or at the NHS activities office.

Start: 9:30 pm
End: 11:30 pm

Carleton College's Goodsell Observatory will hold an open house Friday, May 2, from 9:30-11:30 PM if it is clear. View stars, nebulas, and planets through the telescopes. Dress warmly!

Open houses are held the first Friday of each month except July 4, with the schedule posted on at http://go.carleton.edu/83. The open house will be cancelled if it is cloudy.

CIndy Blaha and Joel Weisberg are Professors of Physics and Astronomy at Carleton College.

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End: 7:30 pm
Start: May 1 2008 - 7:30pm
End: May 3 2008 - 7:30pm

If you happened to see dancers moving to the beat of conga drums on the lawn outside St. Olaf's Dittmann Center recently, you were actually being treated to a sneak peek of the Companydance Spring Concert that will be held on campus May 1-3.

Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. each night in Kelsey Theater, which is located in the Speech/Theater Building. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling 507-786-8987.

Read the rest of the story at stolaf.edu.

Start: 8:00 am
End: 10:00 am

Local nonprofit EPIC Enterprises will sponsor a pancake breakfast at the Northfield Applebee’s Saturday, May 3, 8-10 a.m. The $5 tickets (available at the door) will be good for unlimited pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee, milk and juice.

Funds raised at the event will assist EPIC in carrying out its mission of helping individuals with developmental disabilities to actively participate in the broader community. The Northfield Applebee’s is one of many local businesses that contract with EPIC for cleaning and other services.

For more information about this event or EPIC call 507-645-6800.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am

flower clean upThis Saturday, May 3: Join neighbors and friends as we rake away the signs of winter and prepare the flowerbeds of Central Park for its Spring planting in mid-May.

Bring rakes and garden gloves. Don't miss this opportunity to meet your neighbors and to take part in caring for this gem of the East Side.

All ages welcome! Juice and donuts provided. Rain or shine.

For more information contact Barbara Burke: 663-7759.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm

Saturday, May 3, 9 - 5 p.m.

The sale was previously going to be held at the UCC church but now will be at the Estenson Farm, 10541 Ibson Ave. Follow Woodley East until you take a right onto Ibson Ave and it is the first farm on the left. Follow the green neon signs!

The sale has everything from household items to electronics. 100% of the proceeds will benefit greening up the high school. Come out and support the greening of Northfield’s Schools!

Donations of useable items welcome: contact Hattie Ryan of the NHS Environmental Club, 507-301-8186.

Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:30 am

KITCHEN SPRING SPRUCE UP CLASSES

Thursday, May 1 at 6:30-8:00pm

or

Saturday, May 3 at 10:00-11:30am

Easy Ways to spruce up and organice your home

(no charge for class. limited space available. call or stop by to sign up for class)



Kitchen Concepts Showroom

 


Hosted by

Kitchen & Bath Designers

DeLora & Renee

Northfield Kitchen Concepts

507-664-9530

Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) will visit St. Olaf College on Saturday, May 3, to participate in a discussion with faculty and students on climate change initiatives in Congress and on the nation's campuses. A panel of faculty members and students will share information on research and grassroots educational activities taking place at St. Olaf.

The forum will be held from 1-2 p.m. in Christiansen Hall of Music, Urness Recital Hall. It is free and open to the public.

Read more at stolaf.edu ...